World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.

The flagship documentary series show distinctive, compelling films that offer a snapshot of life in Britain today.

Director John T Davis follows fellow Belfast native artist Noel Murphy as he completes a commission to paint all 108 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly over a six-month period.